Not my issue, I'd let smart people in the finance world sort that boring stuff out. ;)

My dream - have a modular/covered stadium (20,000 seats expandable to 30,000 as necessary) located in downtown's West Village, used as the premier sports venue for Stampeders/Cavalry/Wild/Dinos/Cougars/amateur events/other events, paid for jointly by CSEC/ATCO/University of Calgary/MRU/City of...

Side note - the brick building that Cardinale is in is really gorgeous from that angle above. It's more 'everyday people-focused' in size and scale than large structures, and can resonate more directly and quickly with the average person (re: non-architectural nerds) from an urban contextual...

I'd love to know the architectural proponents as well; My guess is the majority of these submissions are teams - a design architect partnered with a local (re: Calgary) architect as a partner; someone that can attend regular meetings and stamp the drawings in Alberta. Would not be surprised if...

Thanks! Hadn't even seen this one before. Carry on.

Construction begins on the first of five new residential developments in East Village Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM · 8 min read https://www.calgarymlc.ca/articles/2026-construction-begins-on-the-first-of-five-new-residential-developments-in-east-village Sorry to divert from the Fairmont...

If anybody cares, this was ChatGPT's interpretation of cleaning up that rendering haha: EDIT: Eh... best not have people think this is the real thing, since it's not.

If interested, you can see the RFI that Canada Soccer has issued for a new National Training Centre initative; see below: https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-issues-request-for-information-for-national-training-centre-initiative/ Not available publicly; was a small, private commission...

Fun fact - about 15 years ago, a feasibility study was conducted to determine if converting GMC Stadium into an indoor event centre would be feasible. As you can see, it was not.

https://gecarchitecture.com/work/garneau-supportive-housing

This one is going ahead, don't worry.

Absolutely. I've always though this corner, if done right, could be our mini Yonge/Dundas or (really) mini Shibuya Crossing as well - something that is just populated with people from all sides and corners, and full of retail and pedestrian activity. This is a really interesting intersection and...

It's been beaten to death in commenting already, here and in other threads, but man - I just wish that SW corner of 17th and 4th turned into some beautiful flagship building. That corner could be something so, so much more than it is. So much dang potential.

Yes, for sure - not saying it's an apples to apples comparison with Sapporo, just that other cold-climate cities have them and they work (and the population density, isn't actually that far off between Sapporo and Calgary believe it or not). Personally, I believe an underground concourse...

Yeah, I'm just spitballing an idea. I've been in successful underground concourses in Japan that connect major buildings together, and it's incredibly handy and effective. Sapporo, a city slightly bigger city in population and area than Calgary, is also a cold-weather city that has a massive...